Battle of Shadegan

The Battle of Shadegan (641 AD) was a battle of the Muslim Conquest of Persia, fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sassanid Empire in the Khuzestan region of present-day Iran. The Muslim army of 853 troops under Qabus al-Saidi engaged an army of 793 Sassanid troops under Firuz Nekoo in a battle at Shadegan, where he used a flanking attack to destroy the Persian army. 177 Muslims and 544 Persians were slain.

Background
Since 633 AD, the Muslims fought a campaign to conquer the Sassanid Empire of Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran. The Muslim general Qabus al-Saidi and an army of 853 Mountain Men, Berber Axemen, and Hillmen invaded Iran itself from Muslim-held Mesopotamia (Iraq and Kuwait), and attempted to annex the Khuzestan region. However, a Sassanid army of 793 troops under Firuz Nekoo engaged them at Shadegan, forcing the two sides to fight. The Muslims faced an army of Levy Spearmen led by some immortals defending Captain Firuz.

Battle
The Sassanid army attacked the core of the Muslim army, composed of the Mountain Men, starting a giant melee in the center of the battlefield. The Muslim bowmen behind them fired on the Sassanid infantrymen, and the Sasanians were harried from a distance. In addition, the Hillmen on the flanks threw their javelins in several barrages at the Persians before charging in with their spears and stabbing and slashing the Persian infantry. The Persian army collapsed as Qabus rallied his men, and the Muslims pursued the Sassanids, cutting down several of them. 177 Muslim and 544 Sassanid troops were killed in the battle, a major Muslim victory and another step on the road to the conquest of Persia.